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Times federally. and since 1956 it was done five times. and we looked at businesses. i immediately looked at 15 year stock charts. i picked mcdonalds. and we look at stocks and how they perform. they inform people at minimum wages and both of their stocks hit all- time highs and that is since they were publicly traded since the 80s. and minimum wage hurts people. people say costs go up and the prices get more expensive. and the dollar menu goes away. and then the supporters. believe it or not co...

So from the administrations point of view, its consumer protection. but from your point of view as someone who said, well, i dont want to spend that much, congresswoman blackburn said yesterday there are people who dont want to drink from a goblet, they just want to drink from a red cup. jon: yeah. >> but those people are out of luck in terms of trying to create a marketplace where jon and juan pay more maybe for their individual insurance so that everybody else is supported in this system. jon:...

Saying junior card is not real. >> jay-zs decision to hold off on judgment may disappoint one of those shoppers, who apparently called on the superstar himself to take action. >> jay-z, i know when he do get involved, hell make the right choice. i dont think you should do anymore business with barneys. >> jay-zs holiday collaboration is set to appear next month. you might have to dig a little bit deeper into your pocket the next time you stop at mcdonalds. >> why? because the fast food giant i...

Profitable billion dollar companies have employees forced to make decisions like this. >> sometimes my husband eat and i dont and sometimes i eat and my husband dont. we have to alternate like that because we cant eat every day and still supply for our children three meals per day. >> look a $15 minimum wage may not be the answer, but its hard to deny this economy is not working for everyone. meantime, workers demanding higher wages not the only issue for mcdonalds these days. between controvers...

Negativity is a little too close for confidence. >> mcdonalds hoping to boost their flat sales. they have a new dollar menu. >> its dollar menu and more. they are going for the dollar store model. maybe the 20 pack of nuggets is $5. they want to make sure the margins were still there. they needed more wiggle room. >> okay. . theyre getting it. mcdonalds capturing the the flavor of the season. joining the pumpkin crowd. >> the very famous starbucks, pumpkin spiced latte launched this entire pheno...

In todays three big money headlines, consumer cold, hard to swallow, and pumpkin palooza. joining me "usa today" contributor regina loss. well start with the new report on consumer confidence and the impact from the government shutdown. what are you hearing >> optimism is down. there was a big impact. a pretty precipitous decline. the index is down ten points since this summer to a ten-month low. the real question now becomes can that turn around heading into the all-important holiday shopping s...

Percent for washington, d.c. and chicago. lots of travelers looking to escape the cold weather especially ehere in the northeat and head somewhere warm. christmas air fair is up more than 7 percent from last year. thats according to a ticket o processing firm. you will be paying more at mcdonalds. they are rebranding the dollar menu to include $1, $2 and $5 items. it will be to wean them off the cheap eating. this new money ue will roll out next month. it is called dollar menu and more. but real...

Over the game that grambling canceled. thats it for me. thanks very much for watching. ill be back 5:00 p.m. eastern in "the situation room." "newsroom" continues right now with brooke baldwin. two days, two math teachers killed. allegedly by students. what these murders say about security in our nations schools. im brooke baldwin. the news is now. the white house fires a national security staffer for tweets insulting president obamas cabinets and advisers. but he didnt stop there. a famil...

Menu and more. its ditching what is called the extra value menu, which wasnt as successful. but its also going to be adding some $2 and $5 options. what this is meant to do is give customers more options at different price levels. wi wendys did something like this recently, putting meitems on th menu that cost more than the dollar bill. when people see the dollar menu, its a huge seller for mcdonalds. all these fast food chains competing with each other u and last week mcdonalds announced its fi...

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